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KravMaga - Practical Self defense for the common man or woman, with average fitness.
Unlike Boxing, Karate, Judo, Aikido or Kalari which require years of training to acquire reasonable confidence, Krav Maga prepares you in a short duration for street reality.
Classes are at various locations for Civilians, Police commandos, Security. We conduct workshops on Personal safety.
SreeRam is the recognized Instructor for IKMF (International KravMaga Federation).@ Chennai. Call 934 000 66 00

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The STARTING LEVEL FITNESS of the individual is
taken into account.This is critical, since the road map to fitness becomes more realistic. Also factor in the body types (refer earlier article for body types)MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES are fixed with phased
TIMELINES, factoring in individual idiosyncrasies - like pre-existing issuesPlease remember that whatever goes up fast can also come down faster.. So, phase your milestones so that you are running your race but not someone else's .The PHYSICAL EXERCISES are VARIED to impact
various fitness parameters - Cardio-vascular, Structural strength, Flexibility,
Agility and Balance. This will prevent Physical Stress and Mental Monotony.Also, prioritize your schedule to customize for your objectives. The key variables are the INTENSITY and the FREQUENCY.INJURY PREVENTION is the guiding principle.Please remember Injuries can be major setbacks - sometimes for months . I know many who haven't resumed their exercises after an injury, and lost ev…

3 Reasons - Muddled
Objective, Peer Pressure and Instructor Apathy. 1.The first and main issue is the folks' "MUDDLED OBJECTIVE" in
pursuing their passion. Most start their fitness regimen to lose weight and
reduce flab. But this clarity gets muddled once they start seeing the initial
positive results. They assume the graph of growth will keep on going upwards
perpetually and they shift their gear to over-drive. They get obsessed and
start training as if they are preparing for Olympics! 2. The second issue is "PEER
PRESSURE". Most folks join a gym or fitness program after hearing
raving testimonials from their friends. They immediately jump and get swept off
their feet as a neo-convert. Their anxiety is to fill their Facebook timeline
with massive deadlifts, running marathons and doing box-jumps, without giving
adequate time and effort to condition their body, which had languished in
hedonistic abuse for two decades. 3. The third issue is "INSTRUCTOR
APATHY&q…

In the last few years, there is a visible surge in folks
taking interest in fitness, which is commendable. But, I see many of them,
especially those above 40, unable to sustain their fitness schedule after the
initial euphoria.

The two main causes are STRESS-INJURIES sustained in their
practice and the BURNOUT at both physical and emotional level.

The injuries and burnout happen due to the unsustainable
intensity of workouts and concentration in one nature of exercise activity
monotonously, day after day. The tragedy is, some even end up in a worse shape
than they started with!

This got me worried, as I had also taken up fitness
seriously only when I was 45, twelve years back. After years of analysing and
researching on the subject, I understood this unsustainability can be rectified
with some simple common-sense implementations.

For convenience sake I call it 'SUSTAINABLE FITNESS', which is
the concept of pursuing your passion in a phased manner without setbacks, so
that aligns …

Since I am an Instructor and my hair is grey, most assume I
am wise and ask my advice on many subjects, even outside the ambit of KravMaga
- It can range from career-choices, love life, ideal side-dish for brandy and
so on. Since I am accommodative and like to hear my own voice, I squeeze my grey
cells and spout wisdom unabashedly!
Of late, after I lost lots of weight, many students ask
about dieting. Since they come in all shapes and sizes it is obvious that a
standardized diet plan wont fit everyone. So what is the criteria when deciding
a diet plan?

Criteria 1 - What is
your objective?
Is it weight loss, weight gain, cosmetic body sculpting, build power,
preparing for a competition? Be specific of your primary desire.Criteria 2 - What is
your current status?Are you extremely obese, just over-weight, under-weight and so on? This is
to indicate the time and effort needed to close the gap between your present
and ideal.

Yesterday a new lady student said " Till recently I couldn't imagine me hitting anyone. It took lots of incidents to push me to a decision and come to the KravMaga class."I have heard this "I cant imagine me hitting anyone" before in corporate workshops for women and once even from an ace shuttle champ who was a tall and strong woman. I was surprised that someone so athletic and a role model for other women is allergic to physical violence.
For that matter, I have also across many men who abhor physical violence in spite of being quite aggressive in other spheres of life.

The common reasons given by them are like -"From childhood, I was taught not to physically harm others."" Physical violence is a crude way to address a problem- resorted by only those who dont have the brains to solve it.""Violence is not a civilized way"
While we at KravMaga TamilNadu applaud this pacifistic outlook and acknowledge that world will
be a better …